Oh man !!!!!! That was awesome!!!!!!

Brennan
November 29th, 2008.

Ok so last Saturday was pretty damn awesome! I got to driect a 50 minute long special for a producer named Hapi. Over all the shoot  was great but there were a couple things that I had a hard time with. The hardest thing for me was telling the crew what Hapi wanted out of the shoot and what we a  could actually give him. The crew was awesome thanks to Arnel  I got to work with some of the stations most experinced producers/ members. They helped me out immensly with shooting Hapi’s show. I also learned that you should never do wardrobe changes during a show

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One small step…

sleader
November 12th, 2008.

The Street ….nice!

Field Equipment Training…nice

General Election…..nice

It’s all Good!

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friday/s rxn

aiko
November 10th, 2008.

As the wave of Prop 8 protestors drifted past our Friday meeting, Arnel pushed us out the door and we, as the street crew, ran out with our flip and digi cams to capture the parade.  Arnel led us, directing the group to get into the crowd, into the faces of the people to capture their words.  The energy of that night was exhilarating as I observed our group out amongst the crowd, rushing about as mini-reporters.

After our meeting, I ran off to join the protest which was resting upon the hills of Dolores Park.  Being a part of the united mass as it traveled through the city was incredible, but when I returned home to my quiet block, it pained me to know how few people knew of what had just taken place a mere four BART stations away.  The sight of the news station cameras with their bright lights however, flashed in my mind and I was consoled by the fact that these people too, though not present, would somehow learn of what had occurred that night through the media.

I realized then, that thanks to the opportunities allotted by Access (and JLab), the street interns are in an exceptional position to connect with the lives of our community members.  We inquire into the lives of interviewees we never would have otherwise spoken to.  Further, through the mediums of television and the internet, we connect these lives to the rest of San Francisco.  What a role we hold!

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The Street!!

Brennan
November 05th, 2008.

So its been a while since I’ve been on the blog, but we have been keeping busy with the citizen journalism project.  We all have been making awesome 60 second pieces and now we finally  have a name for the project,The Street.  So far we have an awesome 60second trailer made by Nolan. Overall the project is going well we just need to work on the form of the project.

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On->going

aiko
October 18th, 2008.

Our team has continued to work on our citizen journalism clips through the past few weeks and I am happy to say that I am definitely feeling a lot more comfortable about the whole process.  Although at times exhausting, I really enjoy producing the clips.  Also, I feel that the habit of always carrying a camera on me is making me a more attentive city dweller.

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Pay no attention to that man behind the curtains…

sleader
October 14th, 2008.

Last Friday I Crewed my first SF LIVE show which went quite well alhough I could not find a graphic for the guest that included the show’s phone number….you need to be a mouse with a magnifying glass to read the thumbnail graphics on the computer. Running CG in the ’80’s was easier. We also closed the show too early But our gracious, glamourous host was calm, cool and collected. The strangest moment for me came when the Guest decided to ask ME a question! Flsh Studio cameras are fixed so anyone in the audience would be treated to a disembodied voice caught off-guard!.

It looks like Citizen Journalism is now going to be called:

(sfx drumroll)

Guerrilla JournaliZm

I find the process of documenting how we seven core journalists hone and critique our reports as interesting as the individual reports themselves. The raw talent of my co-workers is astounding! I’ve recorded the critiques of our meeting and intend to post them it on youtube. Everyone can then take a good look at men and women behind the curtains…

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Please stand by…

sleader
October 08th, 2008.

I’m experiencing TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.

Over the last few weeks we have several very productive meetings thrashing out the groundwork for Citizen Journalism now tentatively called Guerrilla Reports).

However I’m finding the process of editing on Final Cut Pro very frustrating. I have had at least four edit sessions and discover, too late, that  audio disappears from my raw footage …and the final edit, allegedly a quicktime movie…unreadable!!!!

I would use my PC at home but…it seems my SATA drive (that’s the one with six month’s worth of media on it) has gone south.

It’s enough to put the GRRR in Guerrilla Reports!!!

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CJ mtg

aiko
September 28th, 2008.

In all honesty, the Citizen Journalism assignments make me a little anxious.  However, I believe this challenging process holds the exceptional potential to yield valuable lessons.  Already from this first week, I realized the essentiality of organization, setting identification, and story closure.  After each segment showing, the exchange of reactions was constructive, making the viewing more active and bringing forth helpful feedback.  I am excited to see each member’s pieces develop as we work together to discover our definition of Citizen Journalism… of which I am still rather confused… Does the process entail this:  the development of a story and call to action through the collection of visuals and audios?  How are we to develop news stories that don’t out date themselves?  Isn’t this notion a contradiction in and of itself?  It is my hope that as we continue, these issues will clear and the productions will become easier.

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Notice of Public Meeting

Arnel
September 24th, 2008.

Access SF Board of Directors Meeting

Monday October 20, 2008 at 6:00pm.

Limited space!

Meetings are open for the public and members in good standing.

Questions regarding the meetings of the Access SF Board of Directors may be addressed to zane@accessf.org

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QUESTION: What does “Citizen Journalism” have in common with The League of Women Voters?

sleader
September 23rd, 2008.

ANSWER: not much except that they are both projects on which I’ve worked in the last week and they show in their diversity how exciting it is to volunteer here at Access SF.

As I’m still basking in the after-glow from a month respite from technology in New Mexico (which means I still haven’t bothered to fix my PC), I’ll keep this blog entry short.

[SFX:Champagne cork popping]

Friday saw a very exciting meeting concerning a concept whose time has come: Citizen Journalism. But more on that …later.

Saturday was an opportunity for me to help crew an all-day shoot for the League of Women Voters in which the various measures were discussed in a debate format. I was on camera 2. It wasn’t the sexiest of television shows…but it shows how Access SF can perform community service … and do it quite well. The most entertaining approach which made Ballot measures more interesting was taken by PBS’s “California Connected”in which vintage stock footage was used as visual “wallpaper” while the measure was described. For example, if a measure dealt with new housing, viewers would be treated to “dream homes of the future” - clips from films first shown at the 1939 World’s Fair. Much of this material is FREE (check out archive.org). Also the text of the proposal could be put on screen. However SOMEONE would have to research (which would be fun) - and edit the footage.

Speaking of editing, I have to run as I’m editing my first “Citizen Journalism” piece this afternoon.

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